May 14, 2021 · Currently, in my math class, we are learning about logarithms. I understand that the common logarithm has a base of 10 and the natural has a base of e. But, when do we use them? For …

Feb 14, 2016 · I would need to be able to compute logarithms without using a calculator, just on paper. The result should be a fraction so it is the most accurate. For example I have seen this in math class …

The GNU C library, for example, uses a call to the fyl2x() assembler instruction, which means that logarithms are calculated directly from the hardware. So the question is: what algorithm is used by …

Apr 30, 2016 · I was wondering how one would multiply two logarithms together? Say, for example, that I had: $$\\log x·\\log 2x < 0$$ How would one solve this? And if it weren't possible, what would its …

You could build a table of certain logarithms: 10^ (-1/2), 10^ (-1/4), etc. Twenty such entries would allow you to calculate logs to 5 places by multiplying your target number by the appropriate power of ten …

Logarithms are defined as the solutions to exponential equations and so are practically useful in any situation where one needs to solve such equations (such as finding how long it will take for a …

Oct 29, 2021 · It is in that scenario that I have always only understood logarithms as defined for positive numbers, although there seems to be solutions for negative bases. My apologies if that wasn't clear.

May 25, 2017 · The practical real-life application of logarithms in doing arithmetic came before the days of hand-held electronic calculators (if you are young, let me explain that a hand-held calculator was …

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Jan 9, 2017 · Why is the log of x x equal to the log of the absolute value of x x plus i i times π π?